Category: Data for Regional Planning

Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects in Smaller Communities

Biking and pedestrian (bike/ped) issues vary significantly between urbans areas and smaller communities. Some common barriers include education and awareness, policy and advocacy, and technology integration. The challenges for smaller

New AASHTO Census Data Set for Transportation Planning

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently introduced the latest data set from its AASHTO Census Transportation Solutions technical service program or ACTS; a cooperative program

Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR)

ClimRR provides future climate data to help plan for and adapt to our changing world. Using one of the world’s largest supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory, ClimRR models over 60

 Upcoming DOT Navigator Webinar Series

DOT is hosting a two-part webinar series to help communities use data to effectively tell their stories in planning, development, and applying for DOT grants.  Register for the webinar series here. 

Transit Data GTFS Workshops to Occur in March 2023

Guest post from the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) Information on GTFS Workshops In July 2022, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) proposed a requirement that a General Transit Feed

National Broadband Map Released by FCC

The new, draft National Broadband Map shows availability at a more granular level than earlier maps. Challenges to the map’s accuracy should be submitted by January 13, 2023.

FHWA Releases Freight Analysis Framework Update

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced a freight flow data release for the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) version 5. A full FAF data update occurs every five years in

Tourism Data in Traffic Estimation

Travel demand models usually are used in urban regions. However, this report uses tourism data to estimate traffic volume on low-volume roads in Wyoming.

Rural/Urban Safety Data Available

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released 2018 data related to traffic fatalities in the Traffic Safety Facts brief Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities (PDF). According to the brief,

COVID-19 Data Sources Available

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the data dashboard Daily Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The dashboard provides information on topics such as: How

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